Match Report
4 points and 2 places separated them: Matagalpa 7th with 9, Rancho Santana 9th with 5. Matagalpa had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Matagalpa ran at 0.44 scored and 1.78 conceded, Rancho Santana at 0.78 and 1.56.
Rancho Santana arrived off six straight defeats. Over the last five, Matagalpa had taken 6 of 15 points to Rancho Santana's 0.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Matagalpa wins, 3 for Rancho Santana, 1 draw, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. Where history says 3.43 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.4.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rancho Santana: Taufic Eduardo Guarch Rubio (80')
Key stats
Possession: Matagalpa 54% · Rancho Santana 46% · Total shots: 7-2 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 4-3